Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh said she wants to review options for removing Confederate monuments from the city.
The mayor said the city does want to remove the monuments and may auction them off to save money.
Former Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake appointed a commission to remove the statues of Roger B. Taney, the Supreme Court judge who wrote the Dred Scott decision denying citizenship to African-Americans. She said the monuments supported racial intimidation.

BALTIMORE —

Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh said she wants to review options for removing Confederate monuments from the city.

The mayor said the city does want to remove the monuments and may auction them off to save money.

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Former Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake appointed a commission to remove the statues of Roger B. Taney, the Supreme Court judge who wrote the Dred Scott decision denying citizenship to African-Americans. She said the monuments supported racial intimidation.